Career
Cross was a mobile back rower who played for the Illawarra Steelers, Penrith Panthers and the Saint George Illawarra Dragons
Cross is the son of former Street George Player, Greg Cross. An Illawarra junior, Cross was given the honour of captaining the Illawarra side at the age of just twenty against the touring Great Britain team in 1992. He went on to captain the Illawarra Steelers in first grade.